Matthew Lenton, Chris Johnson, Jack Heintzleman, Tat Baqui, Mike Freeman, Jeff C., RaphaelB., and Sean - thank you everyone for the positive feedback.
@ Matthew Lenton - the foliage, yes the only reservation I had in using it (and am sure other modelers experience this), was that it covers up the few markings as well as the zimmerit surfaces. Thanks for the low down on the bucket, I have always wondered about it. So it's official Wehrmacht issue port-o-pottie ... lol!
@ RaphaelB - the branch camou is a natural organic product from JoeFix Studio, item#113
http://www.joefix-studio.be/producten.asp?groep=100I did give the leaves a light spray of olive green paint, followed by an umber wash on the main branches.
@ Sean - appreciate the suggestion, and fully agree that a setting with a smaller road would give a different impact. I could enlarge the jagdpanzer and crew, but it would not look right because they would dwarf the vegetation/trees. Trust me, I spent some time scaling the vehicle to the background, and what I had arrived at as presented here, is what looked most natural. Ideally, to try the narrow road look would require finding a more appropriate backdrop photo that has an actual narrow road.
regards,
Jack